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Subject:the pound sign From:"Dave L. Meek's User Account" <dave -at- ROGUE -dot- DISC-SYNERGY -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 9 Aug 1995 09:58:06 -0700
>Could any of you tell me what the actual name of the
>pound sign (#) is? I thought it was octothorp (sp?),
>but I haven't been able to find it in the dictionary
>or in any of my reference books.
>Thanx,
>Leslie Gasser
This post reminds me of the recent "@" thread. A few days ago, I asked
an accountant friend of mine about the @, and he said it was
called the "at cost" sign.
I realize this doesn't help for #, but maybe it helps the
previous @ discussion.
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Dave Meek
